JANUARY \ SACRED TIMES



Here is a list of primary sacred times for world religions. One dot indicates holy days usually beginning at sundown the day before this date; two dots indicate local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
1: Mary, Mother of God, Catholic Christian; Feast Day of St. Basil, Orthodox Christian; Gantan-sai (New Year's), Shinto.
5: Twelfth Night, Christian.
6: Epiphany, Christian; Feast of the Theophany, Orthodox Christian.
7: Feast of the Nativity, Orthodox Christian.
8: Baptism of the Lord Jesus, Christian; Waqf al Arafa, Islam.
10-13: Eid al Adha, major holy day, Islam.
14: Maghi, Sikh; Mahayana Buddhist New Year, Buddhist.
15: World Religion Day, Baha'i.
29: Chinese New Year -- Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist.
31: Hijra -- New Year, Islam.
Source: www.interfaithcalendar.org/